Off The Hookah With Phil And Cooper

Israel held another election this week after a first round in April led to a stalemate, when Prime Minister Netanyahu was unable to form a majority government. Though the results from this week are equally confusing, there’s a likelihood that Netanyahu’s grip on power is weakening. Phil and Cooper parse through the numbers: what led to this, what parties are in play, and what comes next? Al-Monitor’s Israel Pulse columnist Akiva Eldar joins the podcast, along with Lara Friedman, President of the Foundation for Middle East Peace. Intel: How Netanyahu's push for redo elections backfired (Danny Zaken) The surprising political tactics of Israel’s Arab party (Shlomi Eldar) Netanyahu down but not out (Mazal Mualem) No talks about peace for Israel in its electoral agenda (Akiva Eldar) Netanyahu's plan to annex Jordan Valley kills all chances for Palestinian state (Daoud Kuttab) Extra Listening: Episode #78, Honey I Shrunk My Coalition (11/29/2018): Phil, Cooper, and Danny Zaken discuss N